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The Generation Rent activist group has come out against an amendment to the Renters Reform Bill which reversed the threat of...

A webinar is being held tomorrow, aimed to urging agents to get ahead of changes to the industry likely to be...

The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including Propertymark and some landlord bodies. A statement from...

It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...

A prominent housing expert has told MPs that letting agents could be used to police the standards off homes made available...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

Propertymark has called on the government to retain the option of fixed-term tenancies in the private rental sector where it is...

A senior Propertymark official will today tell MPs of the industry’s concerns about the Renters Reform Bill. The Bill has reached the...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

A council’s lettings service - first set up a decade ago - says it is stepping up its campaign to recruit...

Leaders Romans Group claims the pessimistic mood which many say surrounds the private rental sector is exaggerated. It has surveyed its landlord...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

A free webinar on the controversial Renters Reform Bill is to feature one of the industry’s top legal experts. David Smith is...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur has written to MPs outlining detailed plans that he believes would ensure the controversial Renters Reform Bill...

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...

The Renters Reform Coalition - a collection of some 20 activist groups and charities demanding changes to the private rental sector...

The latest stage of the Renters Reform Bill - and the likely delay in the abolition of Section 21 - will...

The government has been warned by trade body Propertymark that the controversial Renters Reform Bill must fairly reflect the importance of...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a sort of stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers. The abolition...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A lettings agency - Leaders Romans Group - claims that landlords are not quitting the private rental sector in droves after...

A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...

The Renters Reform Bill is to get its long awaited Second Reading on Monday, October 23. The claim comes from today’s Financial...

A prominent lettings agent has called for a wider reform of eviction rules. This follows a demand by a group of...

Propertymark has fired a broadside at Labour saying it must provide agents with a proper court system to handle evictions. Labour deputy leader...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove will address the main Conservative party Conference on Tuesday morning next week - but perhaps his most...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

A prominent agent has called on politicians to scrap the Renters Reform Bill . He says it’s “ill thought-through and would be...

The government should “just get on with implementing the Renters Reform Bill” an industry figure says.  Jonathan Rolande of the National Association...

A prominent industry supplier is urging agents and landlords to lobby MPs to suggest improvements to the Renters Reform Bill.  PayProp UK...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

A lettings trade body is urging the government to make clear how it will help courts tackle a growing backlog of...

The Financial Times, using sources in the Parliamentary Conservative party, are blaming some Tory MPs for blocking the route of the...

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

A new report on the state of the lettings industry suggests figures are growing fearful of the impact of the Renters...

Parliament resumes today following its summer recess but there is still a lack of detail on aspects of the Renters Reform...

The National Union of Students is urging the government not to give in to what it calls “exploitative” private rental sector...

Section 21 evictions are set to soar even higher, a property association leader forecasts - because of the threat to abolish...

Letting agents and landlords operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...

Campaigning charity Shelter has renewed its calls for the abolition of S21 eviction powers. It says new Ministry of Justice data shows...

Private landlords and lettings agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event. Cumberland council says property owners and...

Millions of UK landlords will be adversely affected by the Renters Reform Bill, a solicitor warns - the latest law expert...

PropTech platform Goodlord has launched a one hour online course explaining the controversial Renters Reform Bill. The aim is to equip letting...

Well known lettings agency Gascoigne Halman has seen the move of two letting agents to one of its branches. Heather Wynn and...

A law firm says the Renters Reform Bill is driving buy to let investors to quit because of their fears over...

Citizens Advice is calling on the government to provide an unspecified amount of assistance to renters during the current cost of...

The Renters Reform Bill will cost letting agents over £275m in the next decade as fewer landlords use their services. That’s the...

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning.  Dutton Gregory’s...

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...

It appears almost certain that the Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill - expected some weeks ago - will not...

It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...

The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...

Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

Thousands of listing for rental properties on two popular websites explicitly say children or pets are not welcome. A BBC analysis of...

Details have emerged of a flagship agent training event to be held later this year. Agent Rainmaker Live is to be a...

A regional agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...

There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

A survey of nearly 700 letting agents from across England has revealed that the abolition of Section 21 continues to be...

Agents are being urged to sign a new petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website to reverse the move...

The Renters Reform Bill can be the perfect opportunity for the industry to become more professional - just so long as...

Two animal charities - Cats Protection and Dogs Trust - have started recruiting MPs to their campaign in favour of pets...

Zoopla has announced it’s hosting its quarterly market update next Wednesday, June 14, to discuss how agents can keep their business...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

Two lettings experts are set to discuss what the government’s Bill means for agents at a free webinar. Well known property lawyer...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

A webinar says the Renters Reform Bill is the biggest challenge facing lettings agents - and it’s prompted calls to a...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise...

Propertymark has given an insight into how letting agents are likely to be expected to use a new Landlords Database. The database...

Propertymark says it’s going to send a briefing on behalf of letting agents to every MP and member of the House...

Free legal help for agents on what Renters Reform Bill really means A free webinar hosted by PropTech firm Goodlord is being...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

The controversial Renters Reform Bill is not the anti-landlord charter that some in the h system claim it to be. That’s the...

Tenant groups are cheering the proposed abolition of Section 21 eviction powers but there’s a legal warning that the reality may be...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...